OREANDA-NEWS. February 24, 2011. Essar Steel was conferred the first prize in the ‘Water Reuse Project of the Year 2010-11’ category by Water Digest for its outstanding work in water conservation. Water Digest Water Awards (WDWA) is a platform to honour and appreciate outstanding environmental initiatives and achievements.

The award was presented by Mr. Vincent Pala, Union Minister of State for Water Resources, Mr. Armoogum Parsuramen - Director and UNESCO Representative to SAARC and Mr. A. K. Bajaj Chairman, Central Water Commission. A total of 75 companies participated in the competition.

The Water Digest Water Awards were set up in 2006 to honor distinguished work carried out by various companies/NGOs/Individuals to treat/ recycle and conserve water. The award is supported by UNESCO and the Ministry of Water Resources of India. The key focus for the award remains people, innovation and processes that contribute to the sustainability of water resource and to highlight those organizations/NGOs/corporates that have worked within the community to ensure the message of water use efficiency is primary in the mind of people, institutions, government & industries.